My name is Joe Dussling I work as a data engineer at the eight foot by six foot supersonic wind
tunnel at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio for the X-59 we've actually looked at the
aerodynamics of the aircraft itself we've looked at the distortion being ingested by the engine
we've looked at the stability and control aspects of it and upcoming we actually are looking at the
sonic boom that will be coming off of the aircraft where hopefully we'll be able to confirm the
predictions of NASA researchers that the aircraft will actually be producing the sonic thump not the
sonic boom working in a supersonic wind tunnel uh we're constantly installing different models
installing different test articles and we have to be able to adapt and test on the fly we work
in a team environment and so every single person has their own responsibilities and therefore no
two days are ever the same I love to be outside um you know I spend a lot of my time working in
a supersonic wind tunnel and so anytime that I can be outside after work I really enjoy it
uh I love hiking kayaking running I'm a huge ultimate frisbee player I play disc golf um
you know really just anything that I can do outside I like to do I am an award-winning home
brewer it's been a hobby of mine for about nine or ten years now I got into home brewing by actually
discussing this with some of my friends in grad school and we were looking for a hobby that was
an outlet that was fun that still requires some engineering and science background to it you
get to create a consumable product and it's just fun to create a good beer the beer that i'm most
proud of is actually my roasted jalapeño pale ale it's won several medals in competitions around the
state and it's a fan favorite it always means that the fall harvest has come and it's just a
great beer to enjoy on the back patio enjoying the uh the garden as well I've always loved my
job working as a data engineer at NASA and having the opportunity to work on an X-plane is something
that as a child I absolutely dreamed of and to be able to work on it is just such a life achievement
and so fulfilling that I never imagined I would actually be here at this point in my career and
this is something that I know i'm going to look back on and cherish throughout my entire career